Characterization of the green iridescence on the chelicerae of the tube web spider, segestria florentina (rossi 1790) (araneae, segestriidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-71

  Ingrain, A L ^a   Ball, A D ^a   Parker, A R ^a   Deparis, O ^b   Boulenguez, ^c   Berthier, S ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Multilayer reflector; Photonic; Structural color

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; SEGESTRIA FLORENTINA; SEGESTRIIDAE;

EID: 65349191200     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/SH07-87.1     Document Type: Article

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